Proverbs 6
6
1My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbour,
If thou hast stricken thy hands for a stranger,
2Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth,
Thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
3Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself,
Seeing thou art come into the hand of thy neighbour;
Go, humble thyself, and importune thy neighbour.
4Give not sleep to thine eyes,
Nor slumber to thine eyelids.
5Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter,
And as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
6Go to the ant, thou sluggard;
Consider her ways, and be wise:
7Which having no chief,
Overseer, or ruler,
8Provideth her meat in the summer,
And gathereth her food in the harvest.
9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard?
When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to sleep:
11So shall thy poverty come as a robber,
And thy want as an armed man.
12A worthless person, a man of iniquity;
He walketh with a froward mouth;
13He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet,
He maketh signs with his fingers;
14Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth evil continually;
He soweth discord.
15Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly;
On a sudden shall he be broken and that without remedy.
16There be six things which the LORD hateth;
Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him:
17Haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
And hands that shed innocent blood;
18An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations,
Feet that be swift in running to mischief;
19A false witness that uttereth lies,
And he that soweth discord among brethren.
20My son, keep the commandment of thy father,
And forsake not the law of thy mother:
21Bind them continually upon thine heart,
Tie them about thy neck.
22When thou walkest, it shall lead thee;
When thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee;
And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
23For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light;
And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
24To keep thee from the evil woman,
From the flattery of the stranger's tongue.
25Lust not after her beauty in thine heart;
Neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
26For on account of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread:
And the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.
27Can a man take fire in his bosom,
And his clothes not be burned?
28Or can one walk upon hot coals,
And his feet not be scorched?
29So he that goeth in to his nieghbour's wife;
Whosoever toucheth her shall not be unpunished.
30Men do not despise a thief, if he steal
To satisfy his soul when he is hungry:
31But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold;
He shall give all the substance of his house.
32He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding:
He doeth it that would destroy his own soul.
33Wounds and dishonour shall he get;
And his reproach shall not be wiped away.
34For jealousy is the rage of a man;
And he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
35He will not regard any ransom;
Neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
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Proverbs 6
6
Avoid Disaster
1My son,
if you guarantee a loan for your neighbor
or pledge yourself for a stranger with a handshake,
2you are trapped by the words of your own mouth,
caught by your own promise.
3Do the following things, my son, so that you may free yourself,
because you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands:
Humble yourself,
and pester your neighbor.
4Don’t let your eyes rest
or your eyelids close.
5Free yourself like a gazelle from the hand of a hunter
and like a bird from the hand of a hunter.
6Consider the ant, you lazy bum.
Watch its ways, and become wise.
7Although it has no overseer, officer, or ruler,
8in summertime it stores its food supply.
At harvest time it gathers its food.
9How long will you lie there, you lazy bum?
When will you get up from your sleep?
10“Just a little sleep,
just a little slumber,
just a little nap.”
11Then your poverty will come ⌞to you⌟ like a drifter,
and your need will come ⌞to you⌟ like a bandit.
12A good-for-nothing scoundrel is a person who has a dishonest mouth.
13He winks his eye,
makes a signal with his foot,
⌞and⌟ points with his fingers.
14He devises evil all the time with a twisted mind.
He spreads conflict.
15That is why disaster will come on him suddenly.
In a moment he will be crushed beyond recovery.
16There are six things that the Lord hates,
even seven that are disgusting to him:
17arrogant eyes,
a lying tongue,
hands that kill innocent people,
18a mind devising wicked plans,
feet that are quick to do wrong,
19a dishonest witness spitting out lies,
and a person who spreads conflict among relatives.
More Advice about Avoiding Adultery
20My son,
obey the command of your father,
and do not disregard the teachings of your mother.
21Fasten them on your heart forever.
Hang them around your neck.
22When you walk around, they will lead you.
When you lie down, they will watch over you.
When you wake up, they will talk to you
23because the command is a lamp,
the teachings are a light,
and the warnings from discipline are the path of life
24to keep you from an evil woman
and from the smooth talk of a loose woman.
25Do not desire her beauty in your heart.
Do not let her catch you with her eyes.
26A prostitute’s price is ⌞only⌟ a loaf of bread,
but a married woman hunts for ⌞your⌟ life itself.
27Can a man carry fire in his lap
without burning his clothes?
28Can anyone walk on red-hot coals
without burning his feet?
29So it is with a man who has sex with his neighbor’s wife.
None who touch her will escape punishment.
30People do not despise a thief who is hungry
when he steals to satisfy his appetite,
31but when he is caught,
he has to repay it seven times.
He must give up all the possessions in his house.
32Whoever commits adultery with a woman has no sense.
Whoever does this destroys himself.
33An adulterous man will find disease #6:33 Or “wounds.” and dishonor,
and his disgrace will not be blotted out,
34because jealousy arouses a husband’s fury.
The husband will show no mercy when he takes revenge.
35No amount of money will change his mind.
The largest bribe will not satisfy him.
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